IBM: z/OS V1R11.0 migration and installation

z/OS V1.9 customers — Time to move ahead!

We encourage you to move to z/OS V1.11 now. For a quick summary of migration actions, read the short article in Hot Topics magazine Issue 21 (PDF), or review the two Migrating to z/OS V1.11 education modules in the IBM Education Assistant. You can also listen to a replay of this one hour webcast covering technical installation requirements, which can help your migration to V1.11.

IBM IBM Lifecycle Extension for z/OS V1.9

The IBM Lifecycle Extension for z/OS V1.9 (5646-A01) provides fee-based corrective service (a fix, bypass, or restriction to a problem) for up to two years beyond the September 30th 2010 withdrawal of service date for z/OS V1.9 (5694-A01). The Lifecycle Extension for z/OS V1.9 enables z/OS V1.9 users who have not completed their migration to z/OS V1.11 (or z/OS V1.10) to continue to receive corrective service for z/OS V1.9 up through September 30, 2012.

IBM Fee Offerings

Ordering z/OS and related products

You can order products and maintenance for the z/OS and OS/390 platforms on the Web. ShopzSeries provides a self-service planning and ordering capability on the Web. You can order system/product upgrades for either ServerPac or CBPDO. ShopzSeries includes the following significant functions:

Prefilling of the checklist. ShopzSeries will analyze and prefill the order checklist when you submit your existing installed inventory to the tool.

Full automation of processing orders that do not require license changes. Orders that include new or changed licenses will be routed to the IBM Sales Center.

Access to software inventory reports through the Customer Analysis Tool.

Ordering of service-only CBPDOs.

ShopzSeries support for maintenance includes ordering corrective service by PTFs or APARs and Recommended Service Upgrade (RSU) preventive service. In addition, service orders can be received on traditional media or the Internet. For an RSU order, you can upload your SMP/E CSI installed service inventory, which is used to customize your order and eliminate duplicate service.